Non-refillable bottle.



T. N. CAHIL'L I J. T. TURNER.

NUN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3. IQII.

Patened Dec. 1T, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l mam,

T., N. CAHILL 61 l. T. TURNER.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLlcATloN FILED FEB.3.1911.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

ThnmNahm Jame 'T'. Turner www3 - wherein tachment, showing the passages.

TED STATES yPATENT oFEioE.

` THOMAS N. eAHrLL Nn JAMES 2.13.,.TUENER, or ROUND MOUNTAIN` NEVADA.

NON4REEILLABLE BOTTLE.

To all whom t may concern.'

`Be it known that we, THOMAS-N. CAI-ULL and JAMES T. TUaNEn,citizens ofthe United States, and residents tof Round Mountain, in the county ofk NIel and Statef'ofl Nevada, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in N onRefillable Bottles, Vof which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to'bottles, or other receptacles havingcylindrical outlet portions, and has more particular reference to anattachmenty fory bottles or receptacles of this naturey to preventrefilling of the same, after the contentshave beenremoved therefrom.-

It is anobject of the present `inventionto provide a non-reiillableattachment forb'ottles and the like which requires but relatively slightmodifications in the formation of the bottle neck. n v Y The inventionfurther aims at the provision of an attachment of this character whichcomprises relatively few partslwhich may be easily and economicallymanufactured and assembled, and which when in place will vnot :interferewith the pouring out of thel contentsofthe bottle, and, which willpositively prevent the rellingl of the bottle. l y y A still furtherobject of thev present invention is to provide an attachment in the formof a plug adaptedto be fitted into the neck of a. bottle, and to providea novelseeuring means for holding the plug positively in the bottle andpreventing the removal thereof when once in position.

Various other objects andV advantages of this invention, as well as theabove, will be brought out more particularly inthe following speeilicdescription of vthe present L preferred embodiment, the same #beingillustrated lin the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a longitudinalsectionof the upper end of a bottle in upright position, showing anon-reiillable attachment inelevation applied thereto'and constructedaccording to the present invention."

FigIQ is a longitudinalseetion taken substantially centrally throughthe'plug or atinner and outer end Fig. 3 is a transversesection taken onthe "line 3-3 of Fig. l, showing the relation of the lateral portsof theinner and outer'end i Specification of VLetters Patent. Patetd Dec. 17',1918. Application filed February 3, 1517.- Serial N o. 146,411.

passages and the radial partitions to prevent direct communicationbetween the passages. `f Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on thelne- ,fl- 4 voifFig. 1,- showing` the solid central portion or web ofthe plug for separating the opposite 'end passages'thereof.

Fig. 5 isa transverse section on the line of Fig. l, taken through thelower passageof the `valve chamber.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section similar to Fig. l, showing the bottleoverturned to pour out the contents therefrom.

F ig. 7 is a` transverse` section taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 1,showing the locking ring in place for holdingthe plug in the bottleneck.Y l

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectionxthrough the upper end of la bottle inupright position, showing the non-retillable attachment appliedto abottle neckof slightly' different form, and wherein a. :cork or stoppermay be directly applied 'to the insertible plug.`

Fig. 9 is a 'View similar to Fig.' l, showing a modified form ofretaining means for the plug. v

Fig. l0 is a transverse section'taken on the line 10-10 of Fig. 9,showing the modified form of retaining means for thel plug.

Fig. l1 is a a. longitudinal section Asimilar tor Fig. 8, showing afurther modified form of retaining means for the plug.

Referring to these drawings, wherein like parts are designatedf'bysimilar characters of reference throughoutthe several views, Adesignates a bottle of usual form provided with a neck'Bprovidednearit's'upper end with an upwardly facing shoulder C upon whichis seated a packing ring D, of cork or the like, which is fitted in theupper end .of the neck'B and adapted tol'bind about the dependingportion of a glass stopper'or plug E, inthe usual manner.

Ilhe neck B 'of the` bottle'or receptacle is provided at its inner endwith an interior annular lshoulderl upon which is seated a packing ring16, of cork or the like, which is fitted in a rabbet 17 formed annularlyAand exteriorly in the lower end of an elongated plug 18. The plug 18isof cylindri- 'cal or other form adapted to fit snugly in the neck B ofthe bottle, and may be made of glass or other suitably and economicallyhandled material. The plug 18 is inserted inwardly from' the outer endof the bottle f neck 'B and is limited theshoulder 15.

The plug 18 is held in place by means of an expansible locking ring 19Which is seated in an annular groove 2O t'ornied in the outer tace ot'the plug 18 adjacent to its outer extremity. The bottle neck B isprovided, at a point a short distance inwardly from the shoulder C, withan annular groove or chan nel 21 into Which the locking ring 19 isadapted to expand for firmly locking and securing the plug 18 Within theneck ot' the bottle.

The plug 18 is provided With an outer end passage 22 which extendslongitudinally in the outer end ofthe plug and opens through the end ofthe same. A second longitudinally extending passage 23 is formed in theinner end of the plug and opens through the same into the bottle A, thepassage 23 being of greater diameter than the passage 22 andconstituting a valve chamber. The inner end of the chamber 23 isconstricted or reduced in diameter to provide a valve seat 2lupon whicha valve 25 is adapted to seat, the valve 25 being formed of glass andbeing preferably of cylindrical or ball construction. The adjacent endsof the passages 22 and 28, at the intermediate portion of the plug` 18,are closed from intercommunication With each other by means of a iveb 26ivhich constitutes the intermediate portion of the plug. rlhe passages,however, lead into laterally extending ports or exits 27 and 28, Jforthe passages 22 and 28 respectively. From Fig. 8, particularly, it ivillbe noted that the ports 27 and 28 open through substantially the saineside ot the lug 18 and are oitset peripherally but a slight distance onetroni the other. r1`he ports 27 and 28 are closed from directcoinmunication with each other by means of a radiallyextending iveb orpartition 29. In Fig. 1, the ports 2T and 28 are shown as in slightlyoverlapping relation, and the partition 29 which separates these portsextends obliquely tothe longitudinal 'axis of' the plug 18 from one sideot' the port 28 outwardly to the opposite side of the port 27. The plug18 is provided with a substantially7 annular groove 8O into which theports 27 and 28 open, and which is interrupted by the partition 29.

side of the channel or groove 8O and to provide, in conJunction With thepartition 29, a substantially annular passage leading A the plug 18afrom the lower or inner port 28 to the outer or upper port 27.

The port 28 is made relatively large tor the introduction and removal ofthe ball valve 25, and a detachable retaining pin 31 is securedtransversely through the plug 18 across the port 28 to prevent outwardmovement of the ball valve 25 suthciently to block the port 28. When thebottle ik with the plug thereinis inverted, as shown means therefor.

The inner ivall ot' thebottle neck B is ladapted to close the outer inFig. 6, the ball valve 25 passes outwardly in the chamber 23 andbearsagainst the pin 81, the latter holding the valve from blocking theport' 28.

In Fig. 8 of the drawings, a bottle A is shown provided with a neck BWhich is of slightly diiierent form, the shoulder C and the packing ringD being eliminated.' lVith this form. of neck, the annular groove orchannel 21 is formed adjacent to the top edge of the neck B and the'plug 18 ivhen in position hasvits outer end flush with the outer end ofthe bottle neck. :The stopper F employed is preferably ot cork, or otheryielding material which permits of the insertion of the stopper Fdirect-ly inthe outer end passage 22 of the plug to close the same andseal the contents .of the bottle. In this torni of the invention theplug 18 must be forced against the Washer 16 to compress it and seal theplug in the neck B.

In Figs. 9 and 10, there is shown a slight modification in the plug andthe securing The'. plug 18i1 is of substantially the same form asdisclosed above, With the exception that the upper end thereoli isprovided With a smooth uninterrupted peripheral surface. The bottle neckB2 is provided with a smooth inner surface, has the shoulder 15 at itsinner end to support the plug 18, and is provided near its outer endWith the shoulder C and the pac-king ring D. i y

A cap 32 tits over the outer end of the bottle neck B2 and is providedvin its inner ivall ivith an annular channel or groove 20T"t Withinwhich is fitted a contracted locking ring 19L adapted to spring into anannular groove 21a formed in the outer sur- Aface ot' the bottle neckB2. The cap 32 is provided with a central opening 33 through which thestopper may be inserted when forced into the bottle neck toseal thecontents thereof. The inner marginal edge of the cap 32 overlaps thepacking ring D and prevents the removal thereot,=the packing ring Dbeing seated upon the shoulder AC and engaging against the outer end ofthe plug 18?L to hold the same lirnily in the bottle neck B2, and fromdisplacement trom the shoulder 15.

It vvill be noted that should stopper'E be removed, and the corkpackingring D be cutl or otherwise mutilated and removed, the opening 83in cap 32 is of such size that cannot be removed, thus preventing` therefilling of the bottle.

1n Fig. 11, there is shown a slightly further modied Atorni ot thesecuring: orV attaching means 'for the plug. VIn this instance, thebottle A is provided ivith a neck B3, into Which the plug 18@L isinserted, and ivherein the shoulder-C and packing ring D are omitted. 1nthis instance, the plug 18a has its outer end .ilush With-theouter nerpassage 23,

end of the bottle neck B3, and the cap 32 is provided therein with adisk 34 o'f any suitable material, such as cork to seal plug 18, and toprovide a cushion for the cap 32, adapted to seat upon the outer end ofthe bottle neck and the plug, and to securely hold the plug fromdisplacement from the bottle neck. The disk 34 is suitably apertured toreceive the stopper F therethrough for engagement directly in the outerpassage 22 of the plug. It will be noted that the inner marginal edge ofthe cap 32 is substantially flush with the inner marginal edge of thedisk 34, and that both 'or the same lap over upon the end of the plug18a to firmly hold the plug in position.

From the above, it will be readily understood that the plug attachmentand the securing means therefor, of this invention, may be readilyapplied to bottle necks of usual construction with but slight additionsor variations to the same, and that the usual Stoppers, caps and thelike for sealing the bottles may be employed.

In operation, moved and the bottle is overturned or in- Verted as shownin Fig. 6, the valve 25 falls outwardly by gravity away from the valveseat 24 and rests upon the pin 3l. Whilein this position, the contentsof the bottle is permitted to ow outwardly through the inport 28 pastthe valve 25 around the plug 18 in the groove 30, and outwardly throughthe port 27 and outer passage 22.

When the bottle is turned into upright position for filling, as shown inFig. l, any liquid poured downwardly into the neck B of the bottle willpass through the opening' 22, port 27, and into the groove 30. The'fluid will also pass through the port 28 into the lower passage 23, butwill be held therein and from further passage through the bottle neck bythe valve 25 which is seated on the valve seat 24. As the valve 25 is ofglass, or other relatively heavy mawhen the stopper E is re-.

terial, it will not'oat in the liquid and will provide an effectual sealto prevent the refilling of the bottle A. The substantially annulargroove 30 and the partition 29 effectively prevent the introduction of awire or other device for unseating the valve 25.

It is of course understood that various changes and modiications may bemade in the details of construction of the abovespecifically describedpart of this device without departing from the spirit of the invention,and being restricted only by the scope of the following claim.

We claim:

In a non-refllable bottle, the combination with a bottle and necktherefor having an annular shoulder formed near the inner end of theneck, of a plug inserted in the said neck and having its inner lower endreduced in diameter, a cork collar mounted about said reduced end andresting upon said shoulder, said plug provided with an annularperipheral groove intermediate its ends, the reduced end of said plugprovided with a longitudinal central bore openingv out into a valvechamber in said plug and below said peripheral groove, a ball valvepositioned in said valve chamber, having an angular 'opening thereincommunicating with said valve chamber and peripheral groove, the upperend of said plug provided with bore having its inner end curvingoutwardly and communicating with said peripheral groove to one side ofthe communication between the groove and said angular opening, and apartition traversing the groove between said angular opening and thelower outwardly curving end of said bore, and a pin extending diagonallythrough said valve seat near said angular opening to prevent passage ofsaid ball valve through the angular opening.

THOMAS N. CAHILL. JAMES T. TURNER.

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said plug a central longitudinal

